Index holder



' J. H. RAND Aug. 26, 1930.

INDEX HOLDER Filed June 1,4, 1924' zfmermeg 'W1/1111111114- Patented Aug. `26, 1930 miens H, BAND, oFNoRTH'roNAi/venna, NEWYOBK', AssIGNoR, BY. M iisnii essieu MENTS, To elimineren RAND er riEW'Yoieii, Y., e'ooaronerroitor DELA- which have a transparent front covering forv l@ theindex slips, which are economical Vin con` struction and durable in use, which can be made Vstiff and comparatively rigid without being' thick or heavy, and which do not catch 15 upon each other erupcn other contacting r' parts when slipped therealong as whenv slip'- ping them iii-to or out of drawers between Y other closely packed holders. f

vrlhe salient characteristics oli the invention 5 are illustrated by a single concrete'example in the accompanying drawingsin Whichze- Fig. l is a front elevationfof the index` holder withparts broken away; n Y .Y Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on line 2-2 of Figl;

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 areV enlarged detail sections on the lines 3-3, 4.-4, and 5-5 of lipig. l respectively; 'Y

Fig; 6 is a perspective view of the 'folded index label; and g i Fig. 7 is a similar View ot a modilied form oit label. f y y The particular embodimentfof the invention shown in the drawings comprises a recside chan nel members Il', end roinforcin g chan`. iiel members 2, and central channel 'members b. The channel .members are vintegrally joined together at their junctions, 'preferably by spotr welding, las indicatedby the Adotted circles -Ll in Fig. l, and the two cen ral members Sinay be soldered together at intervals as indicated at 5. The side and end channels tacel inwardly and the Central C-hannels 'face outwardly, and sheets Y6 of celluloidor other transparentmaterial aretitted into the opposing channels 'of the various meniber'sJ YAs shown in Figs. l and Q'the backs. ofthe channel members 3V are cut away yat theends 'to provide tour'tabs 7,1 two on each end of' Application sied June v 14,"

tangiilai metallic framework kconsi ting oli into the channel meinbervQan'd `the other INDEX rioiiniin i924. sensing'. 719,933.

each of the Amembers 3. Extending betweenl these? tabs is a metallic strip'iwhich is pretl erably oined to the members 3 by spot Welding. The corners of ythe Celluloid sheet 6. are cutaway tol 'accommodate the strip 8L The 'end v,channel 2 Ycovers the tabs 7 yand'stri'pl andispreferahly spot `weldedto the parts 7 and 8.k This welding is preferably effected after theparts are assembled so that parts 2, 7 and 8 are all weldedtogether by a single VspotWelding Operation, at the junction of .tllese'parta' Y. l

v: As 'shown' Y nels l'overlap the celluloi'd sheet 6 farther? ony the' back vthan lon r.the front, and therear flanges 9 of the si de pieces areoii'set as shown ,in/Figs., 1 and 4 the side chanin Fig.` 4to accoinm'odate'the rear sides of the end channels?l andl also tofreceive the ends 'of i theslips lO-bearingf the index indicia, these" slips preferably being mounted on the'back y of the panel sorthat their front acesarejcov# ered by the cellu'loidjsheets. YA short metallicstripll is preferably inserted in the channels of the side and end members `at the corners of the panel 4), the strip extend'- ing horizontally and having a widthA slightly 5 less than' thedeprth of the channels Yin the end 'members 2.'.. Thisstrip preferablyv spot weldedto the langesxofthelend.member Q and to the rear flange 9 of theside member l, as indicated bythe dotted'circle` in Fig. l.

` he tab holder shown in Figs. l Vand coinprises a sheeto'f Celluloid*12'olded'at l13 and haying its ends extending along the opposite sides of the upper end channel 2.V U-shaped clip, 14C Epreteralily of thin sheet copper, is

Vprovided on eachend of the' Celluloid sheet i one end ot. each clip having a portion iitf end overlapping the end of the Celluloidv sheet. ,The parts may be secured .together `Vlfhe index labels, Which' are 'into in.:any.'suitable manner, copper rivetsl be- '-ingshown for the purpose.

middle, the dimensions of the sheet being such that when thus folded, the'label Will substantially ll the celluloid pocket as shown in Figs. l and 5. Instead of folding the label horizontally, it may be folded vertically as shown in Fig. 7 in Which case the shape of the unfolded blank is of course different.

y Byvirtue of the provision for mounting Y the slips on the back of the panel behind the Celluloid windows, the indicia on the faces of slips 10 is protected by the Celluloid. Morethe indexindicia may Vbe .Written on one side thereof before it is folded thereby facilitating the application of the indicia.

I claim zc 1'. An index holder comprising opposed channels for holding the opposite ends of a series of aligned index slips so that both sides ,of the slips are displayed and reinforcing means extending between said channels at the top and bottom of the holder.

'2., An index holder comprising channels, eonnecting'members at the tops and bottoms of the channels With a continuous space therebetween adapted to hold a series of index slips with both sides of the slips displayed.

3. An index holder comprising opposed channels adapted to holdk the opposite ends ot av series of index slips with bothV sidesl of the slips displayed, anda sheet'oll Celluloid having its opposite4 edges disposed in said channels.

4.' Anindex holder comprising; .opposed channels adapted to'hold the opposite ends of a series of index slips with both ysides oit the slips displayed, cross-pieces interconnecting the ends oil said channels, and a sheet of celluloid having its opposite edges disposed in said channels 5. An index holder coniprisingv an open rectangular frame formed ol channels Welded together at the corners, a sheet of celluloid haringits vmargins disposcd'in said channel members respectively, and index slips mount- 'ed in edgewisel alikgvrnmentalongv oneY o1" sitechannels. Y Y j (5. An index holder comprising an open recsaid sheet with their ends` disposed in oppo- 1 tangular frame'iormed oi channel members interconnected at the corners and a. sheet oi Celluloid havingits maro'ins disposed insaid channel members respectively. Y 7. An index holder comprising` a channel vframe, a sheetof material having its inarg'ins vdisposed in the'channel of the frame, a folded tab straddling said frame from the Y maestri outside, and clips straddling said frame from the inside lor coniining` the ends of said tab. Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts,

this 5th day of June, 1924.

` Y JAMES H. RAND.

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